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OverviewAlthough is is well known that the Romantics were obsessed with Shakespeare, extraordinarily little attention has been paid to how this affected their creative practice and their theories of the imagination. Yet Shakespeare's effect on both was crucial, as Jonathan Bate shows in this detailed study, which includes the first full critical discussions of Shakespeare and Wordsworth, and of the influence of the plays on the poetry of Blake and Coleridge. The book also offers a fresh account of Shakespeare's powerful presence in the letters and poems of Keats and Byron, and in the Romantic drama, especially in Shelley's The Cenci Full Product DetailsAuthor: Jonathan Bate (King Alfred Professor of English Literature, King Alfred Professor of English Literature, University of Liverpool)Publisher: Oxford University Press Imprint: Clarendon Press Edition: New edition Dimensions: Width: 13.70cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 21.60cm Weight: 0.370kg ISBN: 9780198129943ISBN 10: 0198129947 Pages: 296 Publication Date: 20 April 1989 Audience: College/higher education , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsList of illustrations; Abbreviations; Shakespeare, imagination, romanticism; `The eighth commandment was not made for bards': Coleridge and the problem of inherited language; Shakespearean voices in Coleridge's poetry; Wordsworth on Shakespeare; Shakespeare on Wordsworth; Shakespeare and Blake's imagination; Blake's poetry and the auspices of Shakespeare; Shakespeare to Hazlitt to Keats; Keats and his presider; Shelley and the lion in the path; Byron's pose; NotesReviews'notable... a study of something we thought we knew about but largely didn't' Frank Kermode, London Review of Books 'a pioneering work which sets new standards for 'influence' study' R. S. White, Shakespeare Survey 'an important book, and one that will be required reading for anyone concerned with Romantic literature.' Nicholas Roe, Notes and Queries 'a reinterpretation of the Romantics' remaking of Shakespeare in their own image, and also a triumphant vindication of their beliefs about the alchemical power of the imagination' Paul Dean, Year's Work in English Studies 'wide-ranging, well-written and highly intelligent... valuable and exciting' T. W. Craik, Charles Lamb Bulletin 'Persuasively learned, but wearing its learning with grace and ease' R. A. Foakes, Modern Language Review 'notable... a study of something we thought we knew about but largely didn't' Frank Kermode, London Review of Books 'a pioneering work which sets new standards for 'influence' study' R. S. White, Shakespeare Survey 'an important book, and one that will be required reading for anyone concerned with Romantic literature.' Nicholas Roe, Notes and Queries 'a reinterpretation of the Romantics' remaking of Shakespeare in their own image, and also a triumphant vindication of their beliefs about the alchemical power of the imagination' Paul Dean, Year's Work in English Studies 'wide-ranging, well-written and highly intelligent... valuable and exciting' T. W. Craik, Charles Lamb Bulletin 'Persuasively learned, but wearing its learning with grace and ease' R. A. Foakes, Modern Language Review 'Persuasively learned, but wearing its learning with grace and ease' R. A. Foakes, Modern Language Review 'wide-ranging, well-written and highly intelligent... valuable and exciting' T. W. Craik, Charles Lamb Bulletin 'a reinterpretation of the Romantics' remaking of Shakespeare in their own image, and also a triumphant vindication of their beliefs about the alchemical power of the imagination' Paul Dean, Year's Work in English Studies 'an important book, and one that will be required reading for anyone concerned with Romantic literature.' Nicholas Roe, Notes and Queries 'a pioneering work which sets new standards for 'influence' study' R. S. White, Shakespeare Survey 'notable... a study of something we thought we knew about but largely didn't' Frank Kermode, London Review of Books Author InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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